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[chickdigger802]

instacast is fine, but i do question some usability decisions.

picked up downcast, seems find so far.

So glad stuff on ios is pocket change, you can just try stuff ;P

 

[CrankyJay]

Is there a good alternative to Boxcar for push notifications? I use it in conjunction with Google Voice but Boxcar has been sending me notifications 2 days after the fact and that's completely unacceptable to me.

 

[ThanksVision]

https://dev.twitter.com/status

Yeah, they tweeted about it yesterday - it's a problem all third party apps are currently having.

Ahh, thank you. Looks like they'll have it fixed today.

Is there a good alternative to Boxcar for push notifications? I use it in conjunction with Google Voice but Boxcar has been sending me notifications 2 days after the fact and that's completely unacceptable to me.

I had to completely rid myself of Boxcar because of how insufficient it was. It updates well for 2-3 days, then turns off for 2-3 days. Very annoying.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Google Chrome & Google Drive for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad coming later today.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Is there a good alternative to Boxcar for push notifications? I use it in conjunction with Google Voice but Boxcar has been sending me notifications 2 days after the fact and that's completely unacceptable to me.

What is Boxcar?

Google Chrome and Google Drive for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad coming later today.

omg

 

[CrankyJay]

What is Boxcar?

It emulates push notifications for apps that don't natively have push capabilities such as google voice by using email.

 

[Cr0wn0]

Is there a good alternative to Boxcar for push notifications? I use it in conjunction with Google Voice but Boxcar has been sending me notifications 2 days after the fact and that's completely unacceptable to me.

I got like 30 boxcar notifications this morning at 6:30 am! That was really fun to wake up too! I use some custom notifications for some software I'm running and I just added pushover to that. You could use prowl as a almost drop in replacement but the app looks awful to me!

 

[CrankyJay]

I got like 30 boxcar notifications this morning at 6:30 am! That was really fun to wake up too! I use some custom notifications for some software I'm running and I just added pushover to that. You could use prowl as a almost drop in replacement but the app looks awful to me!

I got 4 texts from Tuesday from my boss at 10am this morning. LOL.

 

[LyleLanley]

Google Chrome & Google Drive for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad coming later today.

I'm excited for tab sharing on Chrome, so much so that I may even switch back to Chrome on my Mac.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

I'm excited for tab sharing on Chrome, so much so that I may even switch back to Chrome on my Mac.

What sorcery made you switch way from chrome in the first place?

 

[Jayayess1190]

Best browser is finally here (today). All others can now be deleted!

 

[numble]

What sorcery made you switch way from chrome in the first place?

Safari has Bookmarks, Reading List, and (in betas) tab sync.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Safari also runs like dogshit. At least on my old old 2007 macbook pro

 

[LyleLanley]

What sorcery made you switch way from chrome in the first place?

It started running like shit on my Mac for some reason and that was right around the time reading list came out so I switched back to Safari.

 

[kms_md]

The only aggravation I have with the Podcast app is the organization of the "Unplayed" playlist. I would like to listen from oldest to newest, but the list is organized from newest to oldest (despite the fact that all my podcasts have been organized oldest to newest). So when a podcast is finished, it automatically picks up with the next in the list which is not a newer, but an older podcast.

 

[xxracerxx]

The only aggravation I have with the Podcast app is the organization of the "Unplayed" playlist. I would like to listen from oldest to newest, but the list is organized from newest to oldest (despite the fact that all my podcasts have been organized oldest to newest). So when a podcast is finished, it automatically picks up with the next in the list which is not a newer, but an older podcast.

You can sort them Oldest First in each podcast if you go into Settings (click on the podcast title). There you can also subscribe, etc.

 

[kms_md]

You can sort them Oldest First in each podcast if you go into Settings (click on the podcast title). There you can also subscribe, etc.

i have done this, but my unplayed list is still newest to oldest.

 

[Quick]

Best browser is finally here (today). All others can now be deleted!

I'm so torn. I like Safari on iOS. It does its job, but Chrome!

I might have to stick with Safari until Google gets rid of the address bar not disappearing when you scroll down. Swiping sideways to switch tabs are cool, on the flip side.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Best browser is finally here (today). All others can now be deleted!

You can't actually delete Safari, can you?

 

[Mafro]

Chrome is up http://itunes.apple.com/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8

As is Drive http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/google-drive/id507874739?mt=8

 

[Zeth]

Oh man, for a 1.0 Chrome is so good. Hopefully the continue to support it. I liiike it. And now I can have all my tabs and bookmarks synced between desktop iPhone and iPad EXCELLENTLY.

 

[Mafro]

Hmmm, I can't seem to download Chrome at all (UK store). It keeps saying it's temporarily unavailable.

 

[pxleyes]

Shared tabs across devices is SOOOOOO good.

 

[Quick]

Hmmm, I can't seem to download Chrome at all (UK store). It keeps saying it's temporarily unavailable.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8

Does that link work for you?

 

[bonesquad]

Chrome is up http://itunes.apple.com/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8

As is Drive http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/google-drive/id507874739?mt=8

I really like the tab system, and the absence of a full screen mode is disappointing. However, unless I'm missing something my biggest complaint is how you refresh a page. I was really hopiung they used the 'pull to refresh' mechanic, but instead there isn't even a refresh button. You have to first go into the drop down menu and then select refresh from there. Yuck.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Oh man, for a 1.0 Chrome is so good. Hopefully the continue to support it. I liiike it. And now I can have all my tabs and bookmarks synced between desktop iPhone and iPad EXCELLENTLY.

what's so good about it? bookmark syncing and....? I guess I'm comparing everything to iCab Mobile now, which has several built-in apps, it's own downloads folder, dropbox support, ad filtering, etc.

 

[Jayayess1190]

You can't actually delete Safari, can you?

I meant stuff like Grazing and iCab. Safari must stay.

 

[Mafro]

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8

Does that link work for you?

The links work and I can see it in iTunes, but I keep getting a "this item is temporarily unavailable, please try again later" message.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I can't find Chrome when I search for Chrome or Google Chrome from my phone...

I really like the tab system, and the absence of a full screen mode is disappointing. However, unless I'm missing something my biggest complaint is how you refresh a page. I was really hopiung they used the 'pull to refresh' mechanic, but instead there isn't even a refresh button. You have to first go into the drop down menu and then select refresh from there. Yuck.

That sucks.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

15 seconds in and it's nicer than I expected.


What what it has a refresh button right where it is in desktop chrome.

 

[wonderkins]

I can't find Chrome when I search for Chrome or Google Chrome from my phone...



That sucks.

I tried "google chrome" and it was the last entry for the search. This should work:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8

 

[xbhaskarx]

I tried "google chrome" and it was the last entry for the search.

Ah there it is, thanks.

 

[Jburton]

I am getting a message stating that the item I purchased no longer exists?

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

Tried out the Chrome app. No Bookmarks Bar kills it for me.

 

[scorcho]

Chrome sticks around for password syncing alone. It's a shame that Apple won't allow third party browsers to use different rendering engines or Safari's native JIT javascript compiler.

i refuse to pay 1Passsword's iOS extortion after already buying their desktop app.

 

[Hydrargyrus]

Tried out the Chrome app. No Bookmarks Bar kills it for me.

Yep

This sucks a lot...

 

[bob page]

Chrome is actually a lot faster than I was expecting.

 

[Gaaraz]

Have to say, Google Chrome looks terrible compared to Grazing:

http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/grazing-web-browser/id387125749?mt=

Will try out Chrome later though, I really like the desktop browser but the interface of that iOS app doesn't look particularly well polished to me

 

[Hydrargyrus]

Are the complemets/extensions suported by ipad's chrome?

 

[Ambitious]

On the iPad Chrome doesn't look too bad, although it's just a clone of the desktop version. I just wish it would be possible to disable the "Most visited" tab on the New Tab page and have multiple tabs for my bookmarks instead. One tab for each folder, for example.

 

[giga]

Speaking of 1password, all apps are 30% off.

 

[Quick]

What's everyone's personal opinions on iPhoto for iOS?

 

[planar1280]

I really like the tab system, and the absence of a full screen mode is disappointing. However, unless I'm missing something my biggest complaint is how you refresh a page. I was really hopiung they used the 'pull to refresh' mechanic, but instead there isn't even a refresh button. You have to first go into the drop down menu and then select refresh from there. Yuck.

There is a refresh reload button next to the address bar

 

[Zutroy]

What's everyone's personal opinions on iPhoto for iOS?

It's really good on my iPad, quick, easy and intuitive.

Runs like shit on my 4 though.

 

[Enco]

Chrome is brilliant on the iPad.

Just wish there was a bookmarks bar. Tab sync is great. Yes Safari has that too but Chrome syncs my settings and extensions too.

Shared tabs across devices is SOOOOOO good.

Yea it's really brilliant. Makes things so much smoother and easier. My desktop, MB, iPad and iPhone are all in sync now.

 

[Spike6663]

Possible noob questions but what's an MB?

 

[Joel Was Right]

Possible noob questions but what's an MB?

Megabyte?

 

[Kirby102]

Possible noob questions but what's an MB?

Most likely referring to his MacBook.

 

[mescalineeyes]

Possible noob questions but what's an MB?

MacBook, in this case.
Most other cases: Megabyte.

Edit: I now know what a red-headed step child feels like.

 

[Gaaraz]

After trying Chrome, I could possibly be won over from using Grazing, I guess.

I'd really love to see some gestures though, in it's present state it's pretty much unusable, but for example:

Two finger swipe up/down would jump to the top/bottom of the page
Three finger tap would make it full screen
Four finger tap to close the page
Swipe right on the last tab to open a new blank one

Luckily most of these are covered by a jailbreak, but I'd really love to see them implemented properly...